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Boschendal Manor & Winery

Pniel Road | Groot Drakenstein, Franschhoek 7680, South Africa
+27 21 870 4200
Ranked #11 of 25 attractions in Franschhoek
4.0 of 5 stars 80 Reviews
Type: Wineries, Historic Sites
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Heerhugowaard
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24 reviews 24 reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2012

Boschendal is a very old winery and it is lovely laid out with an old manor house that you can visit. They cater to all tastes, restaurant, pick nick baskets, cafe and wine tasting. We tasted six different wines, all pretty good. We were impressed by the quality!

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Johannesburg, South Africa
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2012

The experience outside, under the trees is something memorable. Beautiful scenerery and exceptional wines

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Mtubatuba, South Africa
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76 reviews 76 reviews
Reviews in 20 cities Reviews in 20 cities
38 helpful votes 38 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2012

Boschendal used to be one of the better estates to visit , the wines are still very good but the wine tasting experience was average at best. would prefer to just buy their wine from a shop in future.

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2012
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It was our worst experience in South Africa and really a shame in such a beautifull place like Franschoek/Stellenbosch. It is difficult to say anything positive about Boschendal. Normally in a wine tasting, the staff talks to you about the wine, explaining every wine that you are going to taste. At Boschendal you can forget it. You arrive there, choose... More

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Port Elizabeth
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22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 April 2012

Very nice setting with food and wine. Atmosfere also great. Good value for money.

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Bridgend, United Kingdom
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50 reviews 50 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 April 2012

Manicured gardens, fabulous Cape Dutch architecture, superb wine (described so eloquently by the guide) and a delicious lunch made this a most memorable day for us Cannot wait to visit again soon

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Lenzie UK
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 April 2012

Stunningly beautiful and historically important Cape Dutch manor house and wine estate. Nice restaurants and picnic available. Just visit and you will see why I enjoyed it.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 April 2012

We arrived at boschendal le pique nique on sunday without a reservation a friendly young man welcomed us with a smile and told us he could accommodate us.within a minute the young man (Edmund) arrived with a menu he had an excellent knowledge of the wines and his recommendation was top notch.The introduction he gave us when he brought our... More

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Berkshire
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 March 2012

We went for the picnic which was excellent, also enjoyed the wine tasting.

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Bristol, United Kingdom
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 March 2012

We may have picked an off day - lovely drive and entrance so we were quite excited about lunching here. Service was poor, communication even worse, very expensive for what we received and ruined what had been a perfect day - we were so annoyed we didn't look around the rest but left as soon as we could.

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